Telegram-herald., 1887-09-28
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GEs1Lksss.-I hsrebF sasPe1d ne Ac-
goa of yoar honoEssis body. tazsn a. FoaF
fesalsr meeting held "a the 9esa aay sf
sspfsmbsr. issz D. ~hleh yea adopted al
ordnance snutlsd "A of1.aznes granting
permission - ihs street kaii~ay Oompaay
of orsnd Rapids 70 CoDs;raef. use, kss2.
operate and mAiai4n a stses. Faiisas IA
csrtain streets IN tas cry oi Cfsna Rapids
thsFsoy sEannng - s2ia company sy tas
terms Of sali ordinance permission sad az
thorty y construct such railway Ia h4sl
! Fulton St. from It's intersection with la
graves. east 70 ia intersection With Je5feE-
son ave. thsnce s0utbeFiy Ia and along
Jefferson sye. % Is intersection With state
st. thence soatEeastsrly Ia and along
Safest thence ezsteFly Ia and a-ous
Cherry -. - tie sass city hniis Al lasts.
The following are my reasons Why said
ordnance al y0lr action sh0uld not 90
a10 effect
irsi-..A rsasons urged ornefiy spDly wisa
Z
-arser troH.asr 81 tle llae represented more
taa4 etlf, showing that tle opptston nas
srlsl instead o. 1intnlshiax has oeen Pfe-
secuted t5aiusi tpis ordinance snd yts tne rers
aryiifleu eut sAas AlaeraleI Laaaiere aa1 stewart
asea so9d sroallsis 0f fsilaBx lile betI Llus
| .tnst Hol have been sofln hnaole = oi tnol-
saasls 81 4.i.4Fs 20 tne Fourth aad iltb Haris'
faa- a llcus HlO ifst signed fotlLl0as for the
iile AL 3eTe now oppo-so 20 a. Nhy gentlemen
are not lne residents o. Llts line as worthy 81
a4ti1s de fezafd peld - tneir seinoCstfA0eef
llles-, l4rtefs of me property Qwuers % nor
zlt !. tnf Ie>s ta1l 30 are Z. eetly benentiet.
.econ1---aid slreets afa1fa .ne cniy avenues
I .easln4 e4st sp1 soi.iii. sxieus. tr<sciei b.
/ tIe fslilie al tls ordinary modes. which = u0t
I travelled - a stfeel railway.
4 Ihirt fae cousirl.t t.oa - street railway
thfoiEn - Z stfeets a. ine points Eainet L lut
\ piillic aeoeSsits 90 The reason that tae sane
eo-iiDsly has iiuc 0i road olg Que bock weal
/ Inrou4h tasfases4 - % Wealthy ave aud through
asAi hl AVE. 20 tas east ci.y iimlls. running Ia
the sa19e se1efal direction and having Tor is OBJ
ct The 0bs Give point the JeiieTson-sve..
,tsle sld Cherry - ronle va Reed Lake.
/ sariAer than lh4t yOa have already granted
l flasc4ise g. me Gable Company 10 construct a
street fallaay 4 short distance north 0f this pro
posed Inc running tnroggh Lyon and Union 81.
srd Laks-aTe 6 lhe east city litaiss at tast a..
/ Whlch = n0~ beng DCllt. and which has for its
/ oufeet the polnts, VIZ. keed : Lake, these
tao "a M Judgment furnish ample accommoda-
tlu1 % The pubic Tor street car fraYci fft IA the
central part 0f the - 10 the direction ns1lvsL
| Fourth The construction " The proposed Line
neeessitaies Two dangerous curves one Al the
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| Olaer that Of JeiiersOn-aye aud
| Fulion-sL These curves VIII be Goa
stant source 0t danger y the public,
and may result in suits against the city for dam
| ages nom time 70 time and put Il 70 great cost
| and trouble As the ordinance does not protect
The city they can defeat collection Of any Iuds-
/ meni that j. given against then.
/ Fiftn-Ihis ordinance passed, Elle Third ward
i a. The mercy OF the Graad Rapids street Car
/ Company.
sIith-The ordnance anthorsze. d.ubIe
track in the streets through which II passes; the
roadway ia therry -. = % nHriO~ that Liie OF
| street railway rannaog thrOogh it. even II Dat
single track. would InAse aecoustrlctlOn OF the
street Necessary. The gutters of tie street would
have % be tassn up sud Placed much nearer
rs esineAsk x ne i&@u Nui-u Dc ptA tictsit Ue-
| stfoyed and 4 SreAF fnany shade trees would DC
| greatly Injured Or dss rJyed- The change In tle
plan % TIE street would Cu~f the property Owness
| fna3y Jftsand dollars lnssmueh - such change
1 - msde necessary o. Accommodate the company
| that bIlilc Tie road. aud As the Company bullQs
the read i0r i.s oFn benefit aud pr0nt u should
BE required 20 pay the expenses Of ali Necessary
| change ia the street., a. well a. ali other bur
| deus piseed upon he strse by reason Of - oc-
/ cupency Win IS tracks. These reasons Apply
| though with nos much force Ia at particularly
| 10 the other stfrets named. The ordinance
| makes no provision ior the payment Of such ex
| penseS by the company Il should do 20. Il
wss objected a. your last meeting that the frau
| ch - ssked Tor by the belt line company should
nut De granted. because II would re-
eutre two tracks % he laid in CAmpau ~.
| aud that he would aBOuut practically 10 a con-
Sscstion ofthe street for railroad purposes. and
you refused the lraucb se and YET you auihorizc
1 the construction ~ double tracks Ia the streets
nsmsd. which. - far as Cherry~t is eoucsrued.
a. Il Is now planned, would have the same effect
! - ia Campsu-st. / therefore think double
track should not b. allowed
4 SeVentn-l our action Ia granting the franchise
under consideration aud your refusal Of fran
| en- isss for seeders to the Cable street -osd one
nile OF which costs more than three miles OF the
! 0fhsTl Is an uniu,t discrimination against the
| Cable street road. which i detrimental 20 the
puDlic Interests You have admitted The Cable
street company 70 the city and i has com muenced
the construction Of Is svsrem other c0muaniesmay
0e admitted The ordinance III question should
b. guarded snd condisi0ned that when other
| routes ar built by other companies IN OuilayiDg
iug portions % the city. they may reach the o. n
l tral portion of ne city over me tracks Of this
/ company when necessary uIsun iair and equitable
terms. ther j. no sucn provision In the ordinance
| under oouSidzra.i0n- There should be Esuch a
| provision
Eishlb-In case OF tae construction Of a
double track there Is no provision n the Ordi-
nance requiring the company 10 keep the
streets IN repair outside OF IL rails whereas ia
l ali cases ths company shouid be required TO
keep the streets adjoining the tracks on the
| outside ia repair, tor the reasou that that Is the
\ point where they most liable % be our o re
! pair. and source Of greater danger u the pub
c snsn sHy other portion OF the street. and That.
1 to- a. the direct Consequence OF the presence 81
| she COmpauY's track IN she street A provision
o. his sina = Of grest importance % the publ
Ia street rslNsy ordinances and Of Just A.
much importance IN case of a double track -
single one The people should ridc
| rom West hridRe-st Essf-st. for Eve cents s'
sell a. The Eighth ward hae. The peopie On
So8tb Uvision-s ~ should ride % Essf-st. for Eve
| cent. the people on sf0ckingst.. The people iu
Nhe filth ward should ride - Essf 81 ~ I've
4 cents. Nny such neg'ecf. Aldermen TIE or
/ drauce = very faulty iu taa- regard fcT thess
| resseus sud thaf = - uof a necessity. I have
srsntndefi ne operation 81 sad ordnance and
I Yaur acfi0u thereon and respectfully asE q Re
| consideration ~ The charter BE- sich cases.
heSpec flil7 submitted.
p n. uiNENkS. Mayor.
Received saf slsd September 2. lss5 s.il